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by Nemo2
17 Sep 2012 10:56
Forum: Community Centre
Topic: Travel Deals
Replies: 796
Views: 27698

Re: Travel Deals

pmj wrote:
kcowan wrote:Croatia is an amazing country
:thumbsup: One of our sons is married to a young lady from Croatia - we've visited twice and thoroughly enjoyed both trips. Interesting history, and some spectacular landscapes.
Agreed.....love Croatia!
by Nemo2
13 Sep 2012 17:00
Forum: Community Centre
Topic: Bell Hell
Replies: 375
Views: 11166

Re: Bell Hell

CROCKD wrote:Come in spinner - as they say in Australia.
Gather round for a game of Two-Up. :D
by Nemo2
06 Sep 2012 09:50
Forum: Stocks, Bonds, ETFs, Funds, REITS and More
Topic: TD Direct Investing (was Waterhouse) Service
Replies: 3927
Views: 433356

Re: TD Waterhouse Service

sydney2 wrote:I am having troule getting into Webroker this morning. I can log in and pull up Easyweb, but it will not connect me to Webroker, anyone else having a problem. I called in to report the problem, but the wait was too long.
We spoke to TDWH around 08:00 a.m. (Eastern) They were working on the system(s).. I managed to log in about 15 minutes ago.
by Nemo2
05 Sep 2012 13:44
Forum: Stocks, Bonds, ETFs, Funds, REITS and More
Topic: What did you buy? What might you buy? (2012)
Replies: 521
Views: 53830

Re: What did you buy? What might you buy? (2012)

With the (loss) proceeds of the TA sale picked up some Unilever (UL) in our US account....for a little diversification.
by Nemo2
05 Sep 2012 13:36
Forum: Stocks, Bonds, ETFs, Funds, REITS and More
Topic: TransAlta (Symbol-TA)
Replies: 349
Views: 49047

Re: TransAlta (Symbol-TA)

After holding my nose and, against my 'better' judgement, keeping these things, I just unloaded them at a 28+% loss. (Which shall henceforth be called 'tax loss harvesting'.) :(


Now watch the bastards soar!
by Nemo2
29 Aug 2012 14:24
Forum: Stocks, Bonds, ETFs, Funds, REITS and More
Topic: Saputo (Symbol-SAP)
Replies: 174
Views: 37923

Re: Saputo (Symbol-SAP)

Dibs wrote: SAP is down 2.27% to $42.23 so far on this news.
I hate it when 'they' do that......we're down $480 on ours today. (Good thing we only paid $19.90 apiece for them...I guess.)
by Nemo2
29 Aug 2012 08:57
Forum: Community Centre
Topic: Travel/Vacations
Replies: 614
Views: 16889

Re: Travel/Vacations

Shakespeare wrote:Has a famous son, anyway. :wink:
"Not tonight....Josephine..."
by Nemo2
29 Aug 2012 05:27
Forum: Community Centre
Topic: Travel/Vacations
Replies: 614
Views: 16889

Re: Travel/Vacations

How about Corsica? I've never been there, but it sounds/looks good.
by Nemo2
28 Aug 2012 09:01
Forum: Taxing Situations
Topic: Repayment of interest free loan (family)
Replies: 18
Views: 4936

Re: Repayment of interest free loan (family)

What was that US military slogan..."Don't ask, don't tell"? :wink:
by Nemo2
28 Aug 2012 08:31
Forum: Stocks, Bonds, ETFs, Funds, REITS and More
Topic: Dividend and Distribution Hikes - 2012
Replies: 339
Views: 40789

Re: Dividend and Distribution Hikes - 2012

JaydoubleU wrote: Quarterly dividend increased by 2 cents to 57 cents per common share
TDWH says:
Scotiabank profit up on office sale; dividend raised13 minutes ago by Thomson Reuters

* Quarterly profit C$1.22 a share excluding items; Wall St view C$1.19

* Office sale gain of C$614 mln

* Raises dividend by C$0.02/share to C$0.72
I believe you're correct and they're wrong........(especially since the numbers jibe. :wink: )
by Nemo2
27 Aug 2012 19:16
Forum: Financial News, Policy and Economics
Topic: the Quebec election
Replies: 22
Views: 2504

Re: the Quebec election

Don't know how the stocks fared, but circa 1979 I was involved in the (quiet) relocation of Sun Life's corporate offices from Montreal to Toronto.........the technology has, obviously, vastly improved since then, but in those days having a working number in one city operational in another required, (AFAIK, I wasn't a network guy), expensive (to the subscriber) manual connections.

Anyway.....'point' of this story is that the Toronto office initially had at least one 'local' Montreal number that rang in Toronto and was answered exclusively in French, implying that Quebec callers were dealing 'locally'........political & economic 'sensitivity' an' all that.
by Nemo2
24 Aug 2012 10:51
Forum: Community Centre
Topic: For the birdwatchers in the crowd
Replies: 105
Views: 3606

Re: For the birdwatchers in the crowd

Recently, in one of our deck flower boxes, we've watched Mourning Doves nest and raise their young, (our 'grandchicks'). Although fully fledged the young have returned for a couple visits, as apparently they are wont to do:

Image

Image Mourning Dove - Grandchicks with feathers

Image Mourning Dove - Male and Chick

Image Mourning Dove - Visiting chick
by Nemo2
23 Aug 2012 11:15
Forum: Financial Planning and Building Portfolios
Topic: Need help with parent's portfolio
Replies: 61
Views: 6999

Re: Need help with parent's portfolio

Canadaheart wrote: He said in Canada the index funds are overly weighted towards a few large corporations like Nortel which makes them too risky.
I guess. :D
by Nemo2
23 Aug 2012 10:26
Forum: Community Centre
Topic: Starting an exercise program...
Replies: 472
Views: 12256

Re: Starting an exercise program...

northbeach wrote: Nemo, I wonder if you are causing harm to your already damaged knees.
Did 90 repeats this a.m. ~132 storys. No problems with the knees, in fact they seem to be more stable than before.
by Nemo2
21 Aug 2012 19:31
Forum: Under the Mattress: Protecting Your Money
Topic: Telephone solicitations - when the script is derailed ...
Replies: 27
Views: 2759

Re: Telephone solicitations - when the script is derailed ..

newguy wrote:I don't see why people don't just hang up. I only get cell phone type calls (ie. from places I've given my ph #) and once I realize who it is I just hang up. My gf was dealing with a call once and shrugging her shoulders while giving me the questioning eyebrow raise and mouthing 'what do I do'. I held out my hand for the phone and just closed it. She said 'I didn't know you could do that', like it wasn't even considered an option.

Why do we have a mental block against hanging up?

newguy
My wife will listen for a short while before saying "We're not interested".......me, if I bother to answer the 'phone, I immediately say "No" and hang up.
by Nemo2
21 Aug 2012 18:26
Forum: Community Centre
Topic: Starting an exercise program...
Replies: 472
Views: 12256

Re: Starting an exercise program...

Have you considered bursitis? Back in the last century when I used to lift weights I would sometimes get similar symptoms, except when I was working out........before & after I was working out I pretty much had to turn my entire upper body to look behind me.......while I was doing benches, etc, it appeared to self-lubricate.....or somesuch.

Eventually it just went away.
by Nemo2
21 Aug 2012 17:19
Forum: Community Centre
Topic: Starting an exercise program...
Replies: 472
Views: 12256

Re: Starting an exercise program...

Can't offer a diagnosis, but I seem to recall a Groucho Marx exchange anlong the lines of:

Patient: "Doctor, doctor, it hurts when I do this."

Groucho: "Then don't do that." :wink:
by Nemo2
21 Aug 2012 11:36
Forum: Community Centre
Topic: Starting an exercise program...
Replies: 472
Views: 12256

Re: Starting an exercise program...

86 stair repeats this morning......no wolves. :wink:
by Nemo2
21 Aug 2012 08:40
Forum: Under the Mattress: Protecting Your Money
Topic: Telephone solicitations - when the script is derailed ...
Replies: 27
Views: 2759

Re: Telephone solicitations - when the script is derailed ..

gildalil wrote: I won't go into the "would you like to donate $1 to blah, blah" which of course, I refuse..
Somewhere, recently, we were asked "If we'd like to round our bill up to donate to.......".......in response to which, I asked how they felt about rounding our bill down.

End of discussion.
by Nemo2
19 Aug 2012 13:24
Forum: Under the Mattress: Protecting Your Money
Topic: Credit Scores
Replies: 102
Views: 16409

Re: Credit Scores

CROCKD wrote: According to this estimator I have an estimated FICO score of 755 - 815.
Says mine is between 760-810......higher on the low, but lower on the high. :?
by Nemo2
17 Aug 2012 18:11
Forum: Community Centre
Topic: Starting an exercise program...
Replies: 472
Views: 12256

Re: Starting an exercise program...

CROCKD wrote:
Nemo2 wrote:Dr Terry Kavanagh, whom I believe 'operated' out of Sunnybrook Hospital in the 1970s - same guy?
That's him. Obviously you managed to spell his name correctly.
I had to Google him to find out, but the name sounded familiar so I just plugged in various options.......same guy though, eh?
by Nemo2
17 Aug 2012 16:39
Forum: Community Centre
Topic: Starting an exercise program...
Replies: 472
Views: 12256

Re: Starting an exercise program...

CROCKD wrote: Interestingly the Rehab Centre continues to work in miles as the program was founded by Dr.Cavanaugh a Brit who is retired but still gives the occasional lecture.
IIRC, there was a Dr Terry Kavanagh, whom I believe 'operated' out of Sunnybrook Hospital in the 1970s, (or at least that's when I used to read about him in running magazines before I went to Saudi), and established a program to 'rehabilitate' heart attack victims to the level where they'd compete in the Boston Marathon......same guy?
by Nemo2
17 Aug 2012 14:59
Forum: Community Centre
Topic: Starting an exercise program...
Replies: 472
Views: 12256

Re: Starting an exercise program...

pmj wrote:
Nemo2 wrote:I just prefer to ride trails.
That's a really interesting comment. I find the environment of bicycle paths to be artificial
À chacun son goût, I guess.......some people pay to join gyms because they're not self-motivated enough to work out alone.....me, I walk the stairs at around 05:45 a.m. because there's nobody else there.....all part of "life's rich fabric". :thumbsup:
by Nemo2
17 Aug 2012 10:39
Forum: Community Centre
Topic: Starting an exercise program...
Replies: 472
Views: 12256

Re: Starting an exercise program...

Oddly enough it doesn't bother them when I take two stairs at a time, (right now I only do one stair at a time every tenth repeat); perhaps the angle is such that the quads do all the work? The physiotherapist, whom I mentioned on my July 05 post, was of the opinion that stair climbing would strengthen the muscles around the knee, which might help to alleviate any current discomfort and would be a definite asset when recuperating from knee replacement surgery, if/when I have to have them done..............(i.e. if I outlive them......if I don't, they're on their own. :wink: ) Perhaps the physiotherapist was right. I have noticed that my anterior knee pain is settling and there is no swelling/thickening of the patellar tendon, which suggest...
by Nemo2
17 Aug 2012 10:27
Forum: Community Centre
Topic: Starting an exercise program...
Replies: 472
Views: 12256

Re: Starting an exercise program...

When I said this:
personally I wouldn't care to do it on roadways.
followed immediately by pmj's
As a life-long cyclist, I am disturbed by statements reporting a perception that on-road cycling is dangerous.
I'd just like to clarify that, for me, 'danger' is less of a deciding factor than is aesthetics.....I just prefer to ride trails.